19 December 2025 — The board of UNAIDS has agreed to set up a working group to guide the organization’s transition and integration into the wider U.N. system, and address lingering questions about its future as 2025 concludes.
In September, the U.N. secretary-general published a report including a proposal to sunset UNAIDS by the end of 2026. That proposal has received pushback from several countries and over 1,000 NGOs. In a special session last October, the UNAIDS board reaffirmed its earlier decision for a gradual transition, although the timeline remained contentious.
The situation has also created confusion, with some thinking it means an end to the U.N. response on HIV and AIDS, at a time when it’s still very much needed. Next year is also considered critical to the HIV response: A high-level meeting on HIV and AIDS is scheduled for June, and 2026 is the first year of implementation of the new Global AIDS Strategy, adopted by the board this week.
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